Van_der_Belt wrote:What're your thoughts on the product itself Mandrake? Aside from value for money, which I think we've well established!
So far, you're the only other person I know of having this prop and I'm keen to hear your opinions.
In a word, sneaky and good. I know that's three words but what the heck! I can understand the queries about the differing sizes of stones but if it's a serious problem then a swift trip to a builders’ merchant or pond/aquarium fish stockist should provide a source of alternatives. B&Q/DIY type stores might also be another place to try, failing that, check the beach or local river/pond! In fact, as is mentioned in the extensive sheets of instructions and routines, there's no reason why any purchaser couldn't develop their own tailor made version using their favoutrite props.
The routine is good and took me a little by surprise at its simplicity, the later part where neither the spec nor the magish actually know the location of the two stones is brilliant and the method of silently ‘divining’ which stone is in which hand is superb, and one which I've never encountered or seen mentioned before. I haven’t looked at the later routines yet, I’m still playing with the basic version.
Quality of props is good, very good indeed and totally innocent but, there again, how ‘guilty’ can a bag of stones be!